US Department of Energy reports first-ever achievement of fusion ignition

This Tuesday (Dec. 13th), the US Department of Energy and its National Nuclear Security Administration announced the first-ever achievement of fusion ignition. The breakthrough should reportedly “pave the way for advancements in national defense and th… Continue reading US Department of Energy reports first-ever achievement of fusion ignition

World’s fastest internet network upgraded to staggering 46 Terabit/s

The fastest internet network in the US just got a bit faster. The Energy Sciences Network (Esnet) has been upgraded to ESnet6, boasting a blistering bandwidth of 46 Terabits per second (Tbps). But don’t warm up your downloading fingers just yet – it’s … Continue reading World’s fastest internet network upgraded to staggering 46 Terabit/s

Frontier breaks the exascale threshold to take top supercomputer spot

The US Department of Energy’s Frontier supercomputer has been crowned world’s fastest at the International Supercomputing Conference 2022 in Hamburg, Germany, and is the first system to enter the exascale era of computing.Continue ReadingCategory: Comp… Continue reading Frontier breaks the exascale threshold to take top supercomputer spot

US pours $3.5 billion into direct air capture hubs for carbon removal

As part of its ambitions to move to a net-zero economy by 2050, the US Department of Energy (DOE) has been ramping up its plans to facilitate removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and drive down the cost of the technology required to do so. The… Continue reading US pours $3.5 billion into direct air capture hubs for carbon removal

US pours $3.5 billion into direct air capture hubs for carbon removal

As part of its ambitions to move to a net-zero economy by 2050, the US Department of Energy (DOE) has been ramping up its plans to facilitate removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and drive down the cost of the technology required to do so. The… Continue reading US pours $3.5 billion into direct air capture hubs for carbon removal

US begins production of its latest air-dropped nuclear munition

The United States Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has begun production of the country’s latest air-dropped nuclear weapon variant. The agency announced that on November 23, the B61-12 Life Extension Program First … Continue reading US begins production of its latest air-dropped nuclear munition

Report: Now’s the time to invest in an American fusion pilot plant

A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine has recommended that if the United States wants to capitalize on its contributions to multi-national projects like ITER and ride the wave of private green energy investment,… Continue reading Report: Now’s the time to invest in an American fusion pilot plant

US Department of Energy backs five advanced nuclear reactor concepts

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is backing five projects to develop advanced nuclear reactor designs to be built in the United States by private industry. Under the Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP), the DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy’s U… Continue reading US Department of Energy backs five advanced nuclear reactor concepts

US government outlines plans for “unhackable” national quantum internet

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced and detailed a blueprint for a national quantum internet that would be super-fast and nigh on unhackable. The document describes four research areas that need to be given priority in order to develop the … Continue reading US government outlines plans for “unhackable” national quantum internet

Climate Change Exacerbates Hurricane Florence as America Becomes World’s Leading Crude Oil Producer

Hurricane Florence will make landfall in the Carolinas on the same day the US Department of Energy announces that the US has likely surpassed Russia and Saudi Arabia in crude oil production. Continue reading Climate Change Exacerbates Hurricane Florence as America Becomes World’s Leading Crude Oil Producer